Andy Serkis teams up with Cinesite for an ‘animal farm’ adaptation

VFX and animation studio Cinesite, whose recent credits include VFX in there is no time for death and animation The Addams Family 2 – He has confirmed that he is working on an adaptation of George Orwell’s 1945 allegorical novel Andy Serkis. Ც Animal farm.

Actor and director Serkis said hollywood reporter I was still going to manage in 2012 Ც Animal farmAnd in 2018, Netflix took on a long-gestating project. The film will feature performance-based CG characters.

Animation company Aniventure and Cinesite (who have collaborated on projects such as Riverdance: Animated Adventure) it will work Ც Animal farm Via Imaginarium in Circassia, London.

“The difficult journey of bringing this extraordinary story to the screen has finally been rewarded with the opportunity to partner with the brilliant team at Aiventure and Cinesite,” Serkis said in a statement. “Together, we hope to make our version of Orwell’s relevant masterpiece emotionally powerful, humorous and age-appropriate. A story not only for our time, but also for future generations. ”

Serkis is directed by Nick Stoller (stems). Producers are Adam Nagley, Dave Rosenbaum, Imaginarium partner Jonathan Cavendish and Serkis.

At Cinesite, ‘Farm’The play is directed by producer Connie Thompson.